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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

2,699 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 135

Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

During the week ended February 22 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 19,230 boxes of butter, consisting of 17,485…

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Stud Sheep. Ban on Export. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 7

Sir John Vicars, the well-known wool merchant, who returned to Sydney to-day from overseas, said that he thought it an out-of-date idea to…

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Wool Sales. Firm at Late Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday a1[?] Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7875 bales, and the sales…

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Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

Dull conditions prevailed at Alexandria yesterday, but prices showed little fluctuation for most varicties of forage, Wheaten chaff was…

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Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy & Produce Co., Ltd

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

The fifty-third half yearly meeting of the above Company was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Raymond Terrace, on Wednesday last. There was a moderate attendance…

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Pastoral Wages

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

Slight increases under the Federal Pastoral Award, covering the shearing and station hands, will come into operation on March 1. These are the…

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Australian Butter Export

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

Mr. C. E. D. Mears predicts that Australia's export of butter this season will exceed 50,000 tons. The prices for Australian butter, he says, have…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Ltd., report (by .wire) , that they offered on Wednesday 4498 bales—a good selection—topmakers, and a fair selection…

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A "Wool Week"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

Initiated by Dr. Richard Arthur, M.L.A., Minister for Health, what may be called a "Wool Week" will be staged in Sydney in April. From 7 to 17…

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N. S. Wales Wheat Market. Dollar Wheat an Actuality

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

Bad breaks throughout the Continontal wheat markets, which made dollar wheat an. actuality—March wheat in Chicago reaching 98 cents…

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Wool Sales. Late Rates Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8229 bales, and the sales…

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Wool Record Story in Figures

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

The, production of wool during the 1928-29) season is estimated at 950,000,000 lb., a record production to date. These figures are supplied by the…

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Wool Demand Keen. Wider Competition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., reports:— On the 25th February we offered 5036 bales, comprising the most…

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Wool Demand Keen Wider Competition

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy., reports:— On the 25th February we offered 5036 bales, comprising the most…

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The Wool Market Yesterday's Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

An average selection totalling 8229 tales was offered at the Sydney wool sales yesterday. Of this number, 7788 bale's were sold at auction, and an…

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Australian and New Zealand Butter "Finest in the World."

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 5

As part of a publicity campaign the Australian, and New Zealand Dairy Produce Board invited a number of women representatives of newspapers…

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Severely Scalded Accident at Denman Butter Factory. Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

Fergus Murphy, while working on the platform of the Denman Dairy Company, was severely sealded on the face and right eye. The steam…

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Air Force Man Killed Car Swerved to Avoid Sheep

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

When a motor car capsized in the Windsor-road, near M'Grath's Hill, early yesterday, Aircraftsman Hart Williams, a member of the Royal Air…

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Pastoral Industry Developments Application to Vary Award Consumption and Science Research

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

Many minds are working on what we may call "the wool problem." Growers are," of course, most concerned; manufacturers too, know, that special…

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